• Good Times

    Easy DIY Ping Pong Table: 5 Minutes or Less

    Little known fact about me: I love ping pong! In high school, I spent an entire summer in a ping pong class in order to fulfill a P.E. credit. I’ve loved it ever since! When I saw an ad for a kit that would let you turn any table into a ping pong table, I became intrigued. I started researching how to make an easy DIY ping pong table.

    In the end, I opted for this ~$18 kit that includes a retractable/adjustable net, two paddles, three balls, and a carrying case. I got it for Matt for Christmas. (He also loves ping pong; I promise it wasn’t just a selfish … Read More

  • Dwelling in Possibility

    New Podcast for Cultivating Joy, Purpose & Community

    new podcast

    We finally finished the first episode of our new podcast! Can you tell I’m excited? I’ve been wanting to work on a podcast for a while, so it feels good to finally launch one into the world. I’m crossing my fingers that it’s not terrible! (Starting a podcast definitely has a learning curve…)

    Katherine and I follow in the famed footsteps of folks like Sarah and Abby (Friendlier) and Kelsey and Erica (Girt Next Door). It’s a conversational podcast called Sow Connected: Cultivating Joy, Purpose & Community. Every two weeks, we will get together (virtually) to chat about our highs and lows. Then we will … Read More

  • Reflection-n-Rejuvenation

    New Year’s Resolutions: 2021, Here We Come!

    New Year's Resolutions

    The truth is I’m not feeling particularly inspired by my new year’s resolutions this year. To me, they sort of sound like an uninteresting laundry list of things.

    And—YET!—I am so excited and inspired as we head into 2021 for several reasons:

    1. I’m shifting my mindset. I am going to stop my 2020-tendency of focusing on what I can’t do because of COVID. Instead, I want to focus on all the things I still can do, despite the situation. (Because, let’s be honest. Thursday, December 31, 2020 is not all that different from Friday, January 1, 2021.)
    2. As I focus on the things I can do, I’m going to head
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